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The '''Gorskaya coal mine''' is a large coal mine located in the south-east of [[Ukraine]] in [[Lugansk Oblast]]. Gorskaya represents one of the largest [[coal]] reserves in [[Ukraine]] having estimated reserves of 46.5 million tonnes.<ref>{{cite |
The '''Gorskaya coal mine''' is a large coal mine located in the south-east of [[Ukraine]] in [[Lugansk Oblast]]. Gorskaya represents one of the largest [[coal]] reserves in [[Ukraine]] having estimated reserves of 46.5 million tonnes.<ref>{{cite report|url=http://www.epa.gov/cmop/docs/ukraine_handbook.pdf|title=Coal mine methane in Ukraine|date=January 2001|publisher=epa.gov|accessdate=2010-12-29}}</ref> The annual coal production is around 320,000 tonnes. |
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In 1980, 66 miners and 2 rescue workers died in the accident at Gorskaya mine.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://amarillo.com/stories/031200/usn_LA0599.shtml|title=Explosion kills 80 Ukrainian miners | first = Sergei | last = Shargorodsky |date=12 March 2000|agency=Associated Press|accessdate=2010-12-29}}</ref> |
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== References == |
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Revision as of 20:04, 22 March 2012
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | Gorsk |
| [Administrative divisions of Ukraine | Lugansk Oblast |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Production | |
| Products | Coal |
| Production | 320,000 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1957 |
The Gorskaya coal mine is a large coal mine located in the south-east of Ukraine in Lugansk Oblast. Gorskaya represents one of the largest coal reserves in Ukraine having estimated reserves of 46.5 million tonnes.[1] The annual coal production is around 320,000 tonnes.
In 1980, 66 miners and 2 rescue workers died in the accident at Gorskaya mine.[2]
References
- ^ Coal mine methane in Ukraine (PDF) (Report). epa.gov. January 2001. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
- ^ Shargorodsky, Sergei (12 March 2000). "Explosion kills 80 Ukrainian miners". Associated Press. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
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